American Phinney had retained first spot despite being involved in the same crash as Cavendish, but he struggled before slipping down to fifth place overall, 13 seconds adrift of Navardauskas.

Garmin now boast all of the top four riders on the leaderboard with American Tyler Farrar and South African Robbie Hunter both 10 seconds behind Navardauskas, while Canadian Ryder Hesjedal is one second further back.